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Fluid Science

Explore Fluid Science being performed at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Ep. 293: NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio has fun with fluid physics as he observes the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

Overview

A fluid is any material that flows in response to an applied force, therefore liquids and gases are fluids. Their motion accounts for most transport and mixing in natural and man-made processes and within all living organisms. Fluid physics is the study of liquid and gas motion and the associated transport of mass, momentum and energy. The need to better understand fluid behavior has created a multidisciplinary research community whose ongoing vitality is marked by the continuous emergence of new fields in basic and applied science. The International Space Station’s low-gravity environment offers a unique place to study fluid physics and transport phenomena. Nearly weightless conditions allow researchers to observe and control fluid phenomena in ways not possible on Earth. Research areas include adiabatic two phase flows, flow boiling and condensation, capillary flows and interfacial phenomena, and flows related to cryogenic systems.

Current Fluid Science Experiments

Archived Fluid Science Experiments

Fluids Research Future

Glenn Research Center's future Fluids Research

What is Fluid Physics?

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Where are we going?

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